La Vélomaritime from Dives-sur-Mer to Deauville

From 1957 to 1984, Euclides Ferreira Da Costa enhanced his garden by creating picturesque artistic installations using chips of old plates and glass to form a mosaic: chapels, mills, frescos… a world that is as religious as it is naive and poetic, the world of this self-inspired artist. Open in the high season (once a week, from mid-July to mid-September and during the European Heritage Days). Group visits on request.

Berths available for hire in the Dives estuary harbour, in the hard standing harbour, with access to the launching slipway.

The port of Dives-Cabourg-Houlgate welcomes visitors all the year round. Close to Paris, the port has a modern and quality infrastructure: a tidal pool, a well-organised mooring area, local shops, restaurants, ship chandlers, associations, and a nautical club, sailing school... The new Calvados Boat Club: Sail without the hassle of ownership. Take to the water with our fleet of brand-new rigid inflatable boats, available for hire from the ports of Dives-Cabourg-Houlgate, Deauville-Trouville, and Ouistreham. Our fleet: - Bombard Explorer 500 (4 passengers max, length 5.01 m, width 2.08 m, 50 HP) - Bombard Explorer 550 (4 passengers max, length 5.50 m, width 2.18 m, 70 HP) - Zodiac Medline 5.8 (6 passengers max, length 5.80 m, width 2.44 m, 115 HP) - Bombard Explorer 600 Escape (6 passengers max, length 5.98 m, width 2.47 m, 115 HP) - Bombard Sunrider Blue Story 650 (6 passengers max, length 6.35 m, width 2.45 m, 115 HP)? Coastal permit required? On-site assistance and advice? Ideal for outings, fishing, wakeboarding, towed buoys, and stand-up paddle boarding You can book using the "Ports du Calvados" app or at the port office in question. We also have a guided sea tour on our Bac de la Dives. This port is open for 6 straight hours per tide! The added plus: this port carries the European Blue Flag label

In the heart of the Côte Fleurie, Mont Canisy breaks away from seaside urbanization. Its immediate proximity to Deauville and south-western exposure have made it a coveted location. The site offers a collection of exceptional views over the Côte Fleurie and the northern Pays d'Auge: the Touques marshes, the Auger hills, the Vaches Noires cliffs and, of course, the seaside resorts of the Côte Fleurie. A few parking spaces are available on route de Canisy, in Bénerville-sur-Mer.

Located to the east of Villers-sur-mer, bordering the commune of Blonville-sur-mer, the Blonville-Villers marsh is the only natural green space on the Côte Fleurie. This 110-hectare complex of wet meadows, canals and ditches is ecologically rich. Despite its proximity to the sea, it is a freshwater marsh fed by streams from the surrounding hillsides.

Delve into the Jurassic Period! Some 160 million years ago, dinosaurs occupied the Earth, and the seas that covered Normandy were home to ferocious marine reptiles… Discover the skeletons of these fearsome predators (Anna the ichthyosaurus: 5.4m in length, a liopleurodon: 10m) together with a great variety of fauna and flora: the Black Cow Cliffs abound with fossils that bear witness to its bygone underwater past. Take part in workshops, guided tours, the treasure trail, etc.

The chapel was built between 1953 and 1954 upon the initiative of the Blonville-Bénerville parish association. Jean-Denis Maillard decorated it with mural frescos in 1961.

The batteries of Mont Canisy ? Bénerville-sur-Mer ? Calvados Natural site protected by the Conservatoire du Littoral Origin : Association "Les Amis du Mont Canisy -------------------------- Mont Canisy, located in Bénerville-sur-Mer, overlooks the Bay of Seine and the port of Le Havre from a height of 110m. In 1935, the French Navy installed a battery of 4 138mm cannons, which were neutralized before the arrival of the occupying forces. Aware of the importance of this strategic position, the Germans installed a new and important battery, originally consisting of 6 French 155mm cannons. By 1944, two of these had been transferred to the shelter of nearby casemates. To service the artillery pieces, the Germans built an extensive network of underground galleries over 250m long, 15m below ground, and constructed numerous concrete structures on the surface to house the garrison and equipment. As part of D-Day operations, two British battleships, the "Warspite" and the "Ramillies", and Allied aircraft were tasked with neutralizing the coastal batteries on the Côte Fleurie, particularly those on Mont Canisy. The Germans left the battery without a fight at the end of August 1944. The underground structure can now be visited thanks to a team of volunteers who organize guided tours. Free guided tours and commentary by guides from the association "Les Amis du Mont Canisy" from April to September. For dates, visit www.mont-canisy.org Open all year round. Free guided tours at 2:30 p.m. departing from the Belvedere: Every Monday in July and August ? Other dates available from Tourist Offices On-site parking ? Tour lasts approx. 2 hours ? Portable lighting recommended. Guided tours for groups all year round on request. Email : amcinfos@wanadoo.fr Do not indicate on document Contact: Frédérick Verbauwhede (AMC President) amcinfos@wanadoo.fr Address: 31 rue du Général de Gaulle ? 14910 BLONVILLE-SUR-MER Tel: 02 31 98 90 10

Historic residence built in the early 20th century for Baron Henri de Rothschild, then acquired in 1924 by the American tycoon Strassburger and bequeathed to Deauville by his son in 1980.